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[Henrik Peytz <henrik.peytz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Assuming that people would want to automatically be socially connected to
the Ubuntu community on boot could be a point of discontent I could imagine,
just saying.

The dividing of people into different communities sounds a lot like the
latest trend in social networking, stuff like Google+'s circles, Diasporas'
aspects and facebook-groups comes to mind. Incorporating that, particularly
Diaspora, into Ubuntu could be quite neat (I say Diaspora because it's open
source and decentralized). Imagine that, bult-in social network from the get
go, with your private information stored/restored from wherever you specify.
Of course on an opt-in basis.

2011/9/19 Randall Ross <randall@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> A while ago, I wrote a "WeMenu" spec that touched on this theme. Simply
> stated: Our desktop should reflect our ethos in an obvious way. Back when
> the spec was written, some mighty developers were interested in starting an
> implementation, but alas, Unity came along and required a ton of development
> effort. Now that we have Unity perhaps it is time to revisit.
>
> In short, every OS seems to want to do the same thing (yes, even the free
> ones): Once a human has booted up and logged in they are whisked away to the
> farthest reaches of the web, or to a "large number company in Mountain View"
> to view ads and to shop. This is inconsistent with connecting with real
> humans in places where you can actually meet them and share. (i.e. your
> neighbourhood, town, city.)
>
> Here is the start of a new spec: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**CommunityLens<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityLens>
>
> We need to begin to use computer mediation to re-connect real people who
> really matter to us. I hope we can breathe new life into this idea and make
> it happen. Ubuntu's chance to really differentiate is staring us in the
> face.
>
> Lest one thinks I'm a lone voice in this forest, please check out what
> Scott Heiferman Co-Founder & CEO of Meetup has to say on the topic of
> building community: http://meetupblog.meetup.com/**2011/09/911-us.html<http://meetupblog.meetup.com/2011/09/911-us.html>
>
> "Could we use the internet to get off the internet -- and grow local
> communities?" We sure can!
>
> Cheers,
> Randall Ross
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>
>
> On 11-09-19 02:21 AM, frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> The founding values of Ubuntu stand until today, foremostly represented in
>> the product's name:
>> "Ubuntu" translates roughly to "the belief in a universal bond of sharing
>> that connects all humanity" or alternatively to "humanity towards others". ¹
>> So the inevitable truth about Ubuntu is that it is meant to be
>> human-centered.
>> Keywords here: Human, Sharing, Unity.
>>
>>
>> Human Unity through Sharing
>>
>> "Unity" is alive, i'm using it right now to write this email.
>> Unity means that entities connect into a bond, which exploits the
>> diversity encapsuled within its individual members through an evolved policy
>> of sharing.
>> How can "Unity" become more Human-friendly? By making Sharing easier.
>> The design efforts targeting an even easier to use interface, based on
>> simple human gestures and apparent interaction paths that are obvious enough
>> to be remembered easily seem to be the way to go.
>> As mpt² pointed out in a way already, heuristics are quite near the core
>> of what design and development do. "Heuristics" aka bringing things in
>> closer, if we need them often.
>> <snip>
>>
>>
>> I know there's a lot to be discussed in here, more important issues, stuff
>> that is directly implementation related, but here's a low hanging fruit that
>> has already been implemented, and it's simply a "button" away.
>> What's up with that?
>>
>
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